Automobile seat



April 29, 1930. H. 1.. VAN, VALKENBURG ET A 5 AUTOMOBILE SEAT Filed July 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEYS H. L. VAN VALKENBURG ET AL AUTOMOBILE SEAT April 29,1930.

Filed July 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WM 2/ INVENTORS? BY I v A TTORNEYS Patented Apr. 29, 1930 r I HERMAN L. VAN VALKENBURG AND SWIFT MILLER, or wAUwArosA, wxsoonsm,

.PQRATION or wrsoonsrn V A) Application filed July 19,

and step out of the vehicle while theseat is tilted.

' It is one of the objects of the -present vention to overcome theaforementioned objection by providingan automobile seat which may be moved forwardly while: the occupant remains in sittin position.

A further obJect ofthe invention is to providean automobile seat of the cla'ss described which is easily operated and which can be manually locked in normal position. i

A further object of the invention is to pro-;

vide a sliding automobile seat which will require no modification of the normal construction'of the vehicle floor boards and which will not. hinder access/thereto and removalof the same. 7 V

' A further object of the invention is to provide an automobile seat which is both slid; able and tiltable.

A further object of the invention is to provide an automobile seat-of the character described which is attached to the floor at two points only.

A further obj ect of the invention is to pro-1 vide a slidable automobile seat having means to prevent the seat from raising upwardly when moved forwardly.

A further object of the-lnventionis to prov vide asliding seathavinga link mechanism to give the seat a parallel movement, said link mechanism also having a toggle effect which will lock the seat laterally when fully extended. v

A further I vide an automobile seat of the type mentioned which is 'offvery simple construction, is

strong and durable, and is well adapted for any'form'of automobile. I j With the above and other objects in View,

object of theinvention is to pro? AUTOMOBILE SEAT 1926. Serial No. 123,559.

ASSIGNORS-TO THE IPARALOCKwCOM'PANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCQLNSIN, GOR- the invention consists of the improved. automobile seat,and its parts and combinations, as set forth in the claims, and allequivalents' thereof, 7 y 9 Inthe accompanying drawing in whiehthe same reference characters indicate "the same parts in all of the views: e Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved "automobile seat, the View also showing by dotted lines another position of the seat;

Fig. 2is a fragment'arytop View thereof; "Fig. 3'isa side view of the seat shown ina tilted-up position;

Fig.4 is a fragmentary detail endvie ;u

Fig. 5 isa transverse sectional detail view taken on line 55 of'Fi'g. 1';

Fig. 6 isa side view ofa modifiedzformiof I the improved automobile seat;

Fig. 7 a fragmentary sectional View thereof taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is-a sectional view taken on line 8-8 ofFig.7.

Referring nowimore particularly toflthe drawings, it will appear that 'the'numeral 5 indicates the improved automobile seat, ithe j body portion of which isof usual construetion with a stuffed top 6, mounted'onspring's 7 which are confined between said top 6 and a base 8, the entire body. portion being finished by asuitablecloth covering layer9,

seat-is fitted with a'four-sided frame 10, and

extending'beneaththe frame is a rod 11 which is journaled in the bearings 11 and has rig idly secured thereto at each end a link 12; The forward ends of the links 12 are pivotally secured, .a's at 13, to theinner ends of short links 14 The short links 14 are rigidly secured to gether by a rod 1 4.

Bearingmembers 15 are secured to the floor of the-vehicle adjacent the forward corner-portions'of the seat and said bearings have journaled therein short inwardlyextending shafts or bolts 16. The inner ends of the shafts are enlarged and the ends of thelinks'l lJare mounted thereon between.

washers, as shown in'Fig. 2.

Rear'wheels 17 and frontjfwheels isaie .jou'rnaled in brackets 1Z"and-18" projecting The lower edge of the bodyportion the downwardly from the front and rear portions of the side'members 10, and said wheels are arranged for rolling engagement with the floor of the vehicle.

Formingpart of the pivot pins 13 are outwardly projecting handles 13, .so that when one ofthe handlesiis pulled upwardly, the seat will be moved forward, and the links 12 i and 14 will fold forwardly with respect to each-other and allow the seat to assume its forward position.

travel of the links 14. .Said shoulders engage the'lower edges'of the links 14. and hold the parts inthe position shown in Fig. 1,.a nd prevent the forward endof the seat from tipping up when the occupant leans back in the seat, Theyalso holdthe saidilinks -14 from swingingontwardly when the seatis swung upwardly, as indicatedin Fig.3.

gage the, edges .of the 1 links :14; and maintain the correct position of the shaft 16- with relation-to thewheels 18 and permit theentire 1'12 ,seatgto rotate onthe-shaft 16-when it is de sired to tilt the seat into thep ositionshown in Fig. 8. A bent rod SOgis-attachedto the underside of the 'seatframe and iscurved to correspond with the line. oftravel of therod f I 14 when the seat is moved. A. medial port-ion of the rod- 30 engages the rod lit and prevents undesired tilting movement ofthe seat.

Now, referring to the modified form shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, it will be-noted that the parts are substantially thesame, withthe ex ception. that inlienof the handles 13 for swinging the links l2 andlnpwardly, a le :ver ZOfmounted ona} pivot pin .19 projecting outwardly from. theseat 5, is.. pro vided, and

-; :this lever isformed withalower angled part 21 which, extends beneath. the, lower, edge of the link 14;. To move the seat it is only neces:

sary to swing the upper end of the lever 20 forwardly to tilt the links upwardly and. the

.seat may then be moved forwardly to the dotted lineposit-ion shown. The links 12 and 14 will fold" with-respect to. each other and the base 8, and flanged members areslotted interiorly, as at22, to accommodate said links 1' in folded position. 7

It will .be, noted that the forward. end portions of the side members 10 adjacent the bearings are formed with outwardly I i A to be revolved about the other 1n a vertical flanged portions 23 which are inclined upwardly and rearwardly. Said flanges, cooperatin with thelowerflanged edges of the channel sidemembers 10, engage the ends of the shafts 16 to prevent'the front part ofthe position of the pivot with relation to the channel member 10.

In the normal position of the seat, the parts are as shown in full lines in Fig. 6. The pivotal connections 13 of the links are out of alinement with the pivot points .11 and 16 with the result that a ,toggle effect results which looks the seat in fixed, normal position. From this position, however, the seat may be tiltedforward toFi-g. 3 position, pivoting on the shafts-16. If iti-s desiredto move-the seat. Attached to. the. outer faces-of. the; brackets 18, are angle pieces 29 havingtheir flanged portions extending horizontally Thesaid' v flanges, cooperatingwiththefianges 18", en-

simple and novelconstruction, and is well.

adapted for the purpose described. i

What we claim as our invention is:

1. .The, combination with the floor portion of a vehiele, of movable. seat, comprisinga body portion, supporting rollers. depending from, both end. portions offthe body portion, pairs of pivotally connected linkson each side I of the .body portion and. connected to movetogether, one of said linksof eachpair beingip'ivotedto.the rear ofsaid body portion and the other link of each pair being pivot'ally connected with the vehiclefloor, said linksfbeing movabletoalocking position onlywhen the seat, is in normal position, and means-for manually operating thesaid links to move thesame out. of loekingposition on each side of'the body portion.

2. A longitudinally movable vehicle seat comprising a .body portion, link mechanism associated with said body portion andaddiplane. p r

.4..A longitndinally movable vehicle seat, comprising abody portion mounted to move horizontally, a' link; mechanism-pivotally connected to the body portionadjacentone; end

and to asupport adjacent the other end and dependently of other movements, an

(1 means for preventing any vertical movement of the seat except from a normal position.

In testimony whereof, e affix our signatures.

HERMAN L; VAN VAL KENB SWIFT MILLER.

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